Even Uzbekistan is sending aid to India.
What a downfall for Modi!
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German press cartoon depiction of Indian population overtaking Chinese..
"Those who can't love their country without shouting slogans, without addressing her as mother, without imagining her as goddess, are not actually devoted to the country. Their attraction is towards the intoxication of nationalism, not the nation herself."
~Rabindranath Tagore
“Indian democracy does not need a swanky Parliament building. It needs its Prime Minister to respect the Parliamentary norms and practices and to govern the country following the principles of its constitution and adhering to the rule of law”.
The more I read news from India, the more I am convinced that it has the beginnings of ethnic cleansing, which unchecked, will lead to genocide.
As a Hindu, Christmas is not part of our religion, but, growing up in a secular home, and community, we celebrated it, often throwing parties with a selection of decadent cakes. It was joyous. We joined our Muslim friends for Id, devouring Biryanis. What’s changed in India?
Shri you ask Indians to be disciplined to curb the surging coronavirus.
Why have you been indisciplined to hold mass political rallies, permitted millions of pilgrims at the Kumbh Mela to risk their lives?
A good leader leads by example. Are you a good leader?
“In a country where the king is uneducated, in that country the educational institutions are destroyed.” - Chanakya #JNUUnderAttack
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"जिस देश का राजा अनपढ़ हो, उस देश में सबसे पहले विद्यालय तबाह हो जाते हैं ।"
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India is receiving aid from #Uzbekistan. What a slap in the face for bigot Modi!
Babur born Zahīr ud-Dīn Muhammad, founded the Mughal Empire, first Emperor of the Mughal dynasty (r. 1526–1530) in India, was born in Andijan in the Fergana Valley (in present-day #Uzbekistan)
Hindu chauvinism, or Hindutva, is spreading through the diaspora, pushed by Indian political movements, now that it has already come to dominate the nation's own political discourse. Bad news for Indians abroad. Sharp piece by asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/India-
I want to see what will happen if the Gulf States deport the few million bigoted Indians? Will the Indian government welcome them back with open arms?
When you meet the Queen of Indian Cuisine, Actress, Author, Silver Bear winner, and a Hall of Fame inductee, the one and only at the and she recognizes you from your tweets, you are honoured.
A moment of a lifetime!
#AshMemories
I rarely post anything personal.
Today is an exception.
Ten years ago today, April 23 2011, Ma passed away.
Thank you Ma for giving me life, and making me the person I am today.
Indians have highest ego per unit of achievement: Narayana Murthy - The Economic Times m.economictimes.com/magazines/pana via
Forbidden Transactions Between Muslims and Hindus in Gujarat, India — The Revealer
“A law that restricts Hindus from selling property to Muslims—and what that foretells about India’s future”
Deeply troubling situation in India.
Really Mr. Modi?
Can a wind turbine produce water out of thin air? Indian PM Modi reckoned it is possible and requested Henrik Andersen, the CEO of Vesta Wind Systems, a Danish maker of wind turbines, if his organisation could develop the technology.
Wife terms Covid-19 an Act of God; economist husband says for God’s sake do something — a domestic discord over the perilous state of the economy is building up in Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's household
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They suffer from bovine spongiform encephalopathy commonly called mad cow disease.
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My late dad, an Army Physician and Paratrooper and his peers would be ashamed to read this. The Indian army has been castrated.
Disturbing Situation In India. As the son of an Army Physician, I am deeply saddened by this turn of events. The Defence Services Must Remain Neutral.
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In my experience I find that many people of Indian origin working in the west treat their fellow people worse and white people!
India Ranks 94 Among 107 Countries in Global Hunger Index 2020
India ranks lower than most of its South Asian neighbours.
What a “mindless” man!
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Sex in the body is fine. Money in the pocket is fine. They only become a problem if they enter your mind. #SadhguruQuotes
Not only is Indian economy sliding, but liberal democratic foundations of the Indian Republic are withering away.
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Because they are still upset about Mughal rule which their forefathers meekly permitted.
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Because of their leader, who is too busy acting like a joker!
What is stopping India from demanding the resignation of Modi and his government in one loud united voice?
Many heads of state dress up occasionally, for photo ops, but no one, not even Trump or Bolsonaro, have made a bigger fool of themselves, than this man.
“And now in 2019, it’s stopped, thanks to me”.
How can a nation survive on falsehoods? #ROROFerry
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When I was in school, I used to hear that the RO-RO ferry will start. Finally, I had to do it: PM @narendramodi at Vadodara, Gujarat
India is most likely staring at a major outbreak of coronavirus and if that takes place, a large share of the blame has to go to Narendra Modi and his government.
Sharp opinion piece by highlighting the reality in India.
Free speech is a very important component of democracy, violent killing is unacceptable in a civilised world. Is the support of India’s Hindu nationalists for Macron for their love for free speech or mutual hatred against Islam? On point
For Modi’s politics, peace and stability in Kashmir do not bring benefits, violence and despair of Kashmiri Muslims do. That is the reason Narendra Modi is celebrating first anniversary of his repeal of Article 370 at Ayodhya gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds
Only in India does the judiciary make an absolute mockery of justice and of itself as evidenced in the case
“Bhushan would be jailed for 3 months, barred from practising for three years if he failed to pay fine of Rs 1 by September 15” thewire.in/law/prashant-b
Listening to speaking with on on the situation in Mariupol which even is calling “apocalyptic”.
I have heard Lyse reporting from Afghanistan, other war zones, she is always balanced and objective, the pain in her voice now is palpable.
BBC News - Hyderabad rape: 'Blame the men - not the safe city' #Hyderabad has been viewed as a safe city. It accounts for 5.6% of the country's reported crimes against women, far fewer than Delhi (28.3%) or even Bangalore (8.7%), an IT hub. available.
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The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda. It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.
If the media was allowed to function, if social media was allowed to function, I would not have to do this. I really do think the world needs to hear all of this and an arrest is a very small price to pay,” on #Kashmir
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The current crop of Indian Army Generals are so highly politicized that, they tiptoe around the political leadership. This, is the result of having a leader who has pompous illusions about himself! Army Generals must be soldiers, not political lackeys.
It’s best to state this simply: Narendra Modi needs to go. Amit Shah needs to go. Ajay Mohan Bisht aka Yogi Adityanath needs to go. The bunch of integrity-free incompetents Mr Modi has gathered around him as his ministers all need to go. - Ruchir Joshi telegraphindia.com/opinion/breaki
This will be the mother of all debates, if the Indian has ability to speak without a teleprompter.
Indian economy’s dependence on China can’t be adjusted by publicity stunts as it needs long-term comprehensive policy changes at home. Modi’s retaliatory moves on the economy create more challenges for the India than they do to China. gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds
The Sikhs are a martial race, one of the finest soldiers in the world. These photographs are of those who were drafted by the British to fight in the First World War.
Sikhs are also the first ones to set up kitchens in disaster zones, anywhere in the world.
#Sikhs
When India is in a desperate economic situation, suffering from a pandemic, its growing population needs good educational institutions, hospitals, transit, Modi chooses to indulge in absurd grandiosity, completely indifferent to reality
Good piece in the current issue of by .
“Kashmir was always seen as real estate, not as a place with people” says in the piece.
A more sinister goal of young Hindu men is to marry “fair skinned” Kashmiri women. Disgusting, I must add. #Kashmir
India’s Supreme Court is not only dominated by the upper caste Hindus but also by men. There are only two women judges at present. Since independence, only 8 women have managed to become the judges of India’s highest court.
Sharp piece by
gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds
India had a worldwide reputation as Secular Democratic Republic. In recent years that sterling reputation is showing signs of willful conversation to a fascist and extremist country by the government in power. The exclusion of a Muslim festival in speeches by the PM is testimony.
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I served as an adjudicator in a Canadian Tribunal adjudicating Landlord and Tenant disputes. There are bad tenants and landlords, but South Asians are among the worst, treating their own like outcasts, taking advantage of new immigrants; bad practices follow our community abroad.
India under Modi has moved far from what freedom fighters under Gandhi had envisaged about it. It is not Gandhi’s ideals which governs India anymore, Savarkar’s ‘Bunch of Thoughts’ has taken over as the guiding spirit of Modi’s New India. gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds
A couple in Uttar Pradesh, India reportedly cancelled their wedding just because they differed on their outlook towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi. While one member held the PM responsible for India's economic slowdown, the other disagreed.
The attacks on the mosques make clear that the violence in New Delhi has nothing to do with the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and everything to do with religious polarisation. huffingtonpost.in/entry/delhi-ri
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#DelhiViolance
And Raj Kapoor with Yuri Gagarin
More than 100,000 Chinese millionaires have moved to Metro Vancouver in recent years. Most of them obtained Canadian citizenship through the scandal-rocked and now shuttered Immigrant Investor Program. It should be without controversy to say that these things are “linked.”
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The very day David Johnston was stuffing his face at a banquet with Xi Jinping in Beijing was the day, the very moment, the regime killed the beloved dissident Liu Xiaobo. The very fucking moment. ottawacitizen.com/opinion/column
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I continue to be amazed by the continued gaslighting by the current Indian Government, with the leader as the loudest mouthpiece. Who are they trying to fool, the poor rural folk who are easy to hoodwink in return for promises which are seldom, if ever, fulfilled? Five planes!
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Cook it like paneer! I sauté onions, garlic, followed by tomato, add coriander, Kashmiri chilli, turmeric and a store bought Shahi Paneer Masala, add water, bring to boil, add green peas, and tofu cut in cubes. Let simmer for about 15 minutes, add a little half and half! Done!
Misinformation is a challenge globally, but in India, it’s practically baked into the ruling party’s communications.
It’s why , & Sinha, formed which debunks false information with meticulous documentation.
restofworld.org/2021/fact-chec
Modi does not even pretend as the leader of a secular country. He sees himself and overtly acts like a king of a Hindu Kingdom.
Ayodhya event, its projection in Indian media ignored the fact that India has 2 million Covid19 cases. gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds
India’s media and Hindu right groups are projecting Macron as a ‘free speech’ hero and are using the violent reactions in France to further their hate campaign against Muslims. On point
The Indian police are increasingly invoking stringent anti-terror laws against Muslims and Left activists who oppose the government’s contentious and religion-based citizenship legislation. twitter.com/ashoswai/statu
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The popularity of Modi, continues to baffle his critics. — ‘what did Modi create in these six years?’ But that is the wrong question to ask. His appeal stems from not what he has created but what he has destroyed, continues to destroy.
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But raping helpless women and girls, in temples, is part of Indian culture.
Essential reading for concerned Indians.
The Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich. - William L. Shirer
“One of the most important works of history of our times”
Journalism is a unique profession, a combination of talents, communication, written, verbal, objectivity, clarity of thought, presentation skills, surviving hardship in conflict zones, empathy, and composure. Good journalists develop over time. Ageism has no place in journalism.
In today’s India the most important qualification is bigotry, fascism, and unwavering servility, to the prime minister and government of India.
India has been taken over by the lunatics from the asylum!
Beyond comprehension.
Ayurveda is pseudoscience!
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Because the Great Leader is busy feeding peacocks. And, stargazing...🙄🙄
Are you ready to go down in history as the only President to be impeached TWICE?
#dowfutures #DowJones
India: This is why the BJP government goes after Rahul Gandhi
“If any leader in the opposition rank has been consistently audacious in criticising the ruling dispensation and its ideological patron, RSS, it is Rahul Gandhi”. Op-ed
India has failed to integrate Dalits, tribals, into the mainstream. Many are feeling disillusioned and losing hope of social transformation as the upper caste dominated Hindutva forces in the India’s center stage have reversed the process gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds
This exposes him as an insecure person. The same allegations were levelled when his motorcade was held up by protesting farmers.
Is his carefully crafted image finally falling apart exposing the real person?
“A virus that shows no signs of disappearing, variants that are adept at dodging the body’s defenses, and waves of infections two, maybe three times a year — this may be the future of Covid-19, some scientists now fear.”
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NEW: The spread of the Omicron variant has given scientists an unsettling picture of our Covid-19 future: Multiple reinfections, sometimes within months.
nytimes.com/2022/05/16/hea
"Our house was bombed and destroyed, but we saved our fish"
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Colonialism is alive and well in India. The present “masters” are fascists. twitter.com/ashoswai/statu
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As I was saying.
“In the last ten years I have been subjected to horrible online—and offline—harassment from the Indian right wing and supporters of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi”. ranaayyub.substack.com/p/as-i-was-say
“Having a smart, competitive Congress Party will not only be good for the opposition but, it will also push the Modi government to make it rethink its divisive actions and policies and to provide better and inclusive governance.” gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds
This is proof that Current Serving Senior Indian officers, are either ill informed on intelligence reports on China, or are too “politically correct” to appease politicians in power making limpid statements!
How can an Army be effective when real leadership is lacking?
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Just 11 month old interview with Army chief then and now CDS , Gen Bipin Rawat .. ( 27.07.2020) @IndiaToday
Must be realizing as Government. Trusting #China was big mistake .
#LAC #LadakhBorder #ChinaIndiaFaceoff
speaks to investigative journalist whose determination to dig deep into the past and present of India’s Prime Minister Modi has prompted abuse, intimidation and legal action.
One of my favourite interviews. 🎧🎧
Amnesty to halt work in India due to government 'witch-hunt'. Amnesty International has been forced to shut down operations in India and lay off all staff after the Indian government froze its bank accounts. theguardian.com/world/2020/sep
If the kafans dotting the banks of the Ganga are evidence of the scale of the pandemic in these rural areas, the weavers of Patwa Toli provide further proof.
A weaver has sold over 40,000 kafans in the last month alone.
theprint.in/india/this-bih
Thank you Ashok! I sense an undercurrent of religious bigotry in these tweets. In India, Secularism is fast disappearing.
This interview of by is a must watch.
Press freedom, freedom of speech are going down, while brazenly targeting minorities (Muslims) is on the rise, and is condoned by the government.
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In the last three weeks I was booked by the UP govt, three central govt agencies have sent me summons. Summons have been sent to my family members. I am being asked if I know the owners of Washington Post and Time magazine. I speak to @BBCYaldaHakim on BBC
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"CT scans reveal that it's the most complete fossil ever found in Burmese amber." #Myanmar #Archeology
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Baby Bird from Time of Dinosaurs Found Fossilized in Amber news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/06/baby-b by @kristinromey RT @iron_light cc: @BarryMotivates
Grand religious project at disputed site in Ayodhya marks the makeover of a secular democracy into a majoritarian order
Country’s inclusive constitution helpless before the ruling party’s might as courts look the other way.
At my sons place, he built the deck and housing for his grills. So proud of him. He is a senior banker, but his woodworking skills are superb, never stopped him, he was lucky to attend a school carpentry and machine shops. Schools no longer have them, hence tradespeople shortage.
India is becoming increasingly fascist.
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A Thread with **TRIGGER WARNING***
A three day hate speech conclave was organized by hate monger Yati Narsinghanand. At the event, multiple calls to k!ll minorities and attack their religious spaces were made.
#HaridwarHateAssembly Thread 
Chairman of the state-owned Ceylon Electricity Board had claimed that New Delhi pressured Colombo to award a wind power project contract to the Adani Group.
I must add that Modi is beholden to Gautam Adani whose wealth under Modi is growing exponentially. Is Modi moral?
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Modi blamed for pushing Adani project in Sri Lanka, Gotabaya denies, statement withdrawn
@NayanimaBasu reports
#ThePrintForeignAffairs
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